# Raipura Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Raipura

Raipura is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,475 people in 263 households**, the 46th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,475people (2011)
- 263households
- 56.1%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Raipura PIN code and other codes

Raipura falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhagai
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243032

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Raipura from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Raipura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Raipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raunakabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Raipura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Raipura

Of every 100 households in Raipura in 2011, 15 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Raipura · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**56%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Raipura?

■ Raipura · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**940

Working population ****22.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 46.9% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 182 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur

- Karharia1,557 people
- Kaurian1,556 people
- Mohanpur1,505 people
- Bikrampur1,504 people
- Madanpur1,412 people
- Kathaum1,402 people
- Kendua Kishunpur1,394 people
- Kaithi1,312 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raipura from Munger?40 km by road
- What is the population of Raipura?1,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raipura in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raipura?56.1% (Census 2011)